http://www.dogonvillage.com Connecting the Black Diaspora with news, politics, and issues important to African-Americans Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-supporting-president-obamas-nomination-of-mayor-anthony-r-foxx-as-secretary-of-department-of-transportation/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-supporting-president-obamas-nomination-of-mayor-anthony-r-foxx-as-secretary-of-department-of-transportation/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:27:25 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3751 Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition), issued the following statement today on President Obama’s nomination of The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Mayor of City of Charlotte, NC, to serve as Secretary of Transportation: On behalf of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, we are [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2013/04/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-supporting-president-obamas-nomination-of-mayor-anthony-r-foxx-as-secretary-of-department-of-transportation/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-american-people-are-watching-congress-needs-to-focus-on-the-serious-issues-america-faces-and-stop-the-attack-on-attorney-general-eric-holder-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-american-people-are-watching-congress-needs-to-focus-on-the-serious-issues-america-faces-and-stop-the-attack-on-attorney-general-eric-holder-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:21:38 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3418 By Melanie L. Campbell – On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for withholding documents involving the botched Fast and Furious weapons operation which started under a previous administration. A very serious investigation into this failed operation is underway. Lives were lost so [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-american-people-are-watching-congress-needs-to-focus-on-the-serious-issues-america-faces-and-stop-the-attack-on-attorney-general-eric-holder-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participations-statement-on-the-courts-decision-on-floridas-restrictive-voter-registration-law-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr-bwroundtable/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participations-statement-on-the-courts-decision-on-floridas-restrictive-voter-registration-law-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr-bwroundtable/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:18:08 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3405 Washington, DC – Following are statements from Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) and convener, Black Women’s Roundtable and Salandra Benton, director of The Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation and Florida Black Women’s Roundtable regarding the recent court decision on Florida voting law [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/06/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participations-statement-on-the-courts-decision-on-floridas-restrictive-voter-registration-law-ncbcp-coalitionbuildr-bwroundtable/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-commends-justice-dept-for-blocking-tx-voter-id-law-ncbcp-org-bwroundtable-ncbcp_byv-coalitionbuildr-greencampuses/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-commends-justice-dept-for-blocking-tx-voter-id-law-ncbcp-org-bwroundtable-ncbcp_byv-coalitionbuildr-greencampuses/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:43:16 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3250 Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable, issued the following statement about the Department of Justice’s rejection of the new voter ID law in Texas: “We support the US Department of Justice’s decision to oppose the law passed in Texas last year [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/03/national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-commends-justice-dept-for-blocking-tx-voter-id-law-ncbcp-org-bwroundtable-ncbcp_byv-coalitionbuildr-greencampuses/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/01/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-on-president-obama%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/01/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-on-president-obama%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:07:14 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3166 Washington, DC – Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Last night President Obama eloquently delivered a State of the Union Address that provided [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2012/01/the-national-coalition-on-black-civic-participation-statement-on-president-obama%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/12/black-women%e2%80%99s-roundtable-commends-bet-networks-for-adding-journalist-t-j-holmes-to-the-bet-lineup-bet_pr/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/12/black-women%e2%80%99s-roundtable-commends-bet-networks-for-adding-journalist-t-j-holmes-to-the-bet-lineup-bet_pr/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:06:21 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=3025 Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener, Black Women’s Roundtable, issued the following statement about BET’s announcement (read it at BET.com)of a multi-platform agreement with journalist, T.J. Holmes: “On behalf of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Black Women’s Roundtable, we would like to commend BET [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/12/black-women%e2%80%99s-roundtable-commends-bet-networks-for-adding-journalist-t-j-holmes-to-the-bet-lineup-bet_pr/feed/ 0 http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/what-i-heard-president-obama-calls-for-african-american-leaders-to-get-fired-up-and-march-for-jobs-equality-and-opportunity/ http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/what-i-heard-president-obama-calls-for-african-american-leaders-to-get-fired-up-and-march-for-jobs-equality-and-opportunity/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:56:11 +0000 villagechief http://www.dogonvillage.com/?p=2698 Washington, DC – I attended the recent Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 41st Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC and it was one of the most substantive, content rich, conferences I have attended in quite a while. Our annual CBC Black Women’s Roundtable “Power of the Sister Vote in 2012!” forum was standing room only with [...]]]> http://www.dogonvillage.com/2011/10/what-i-heard-president-obama-calls-for-african-american-leaders-to-get-fired-up-and-march-for-jobs-equality-and-opportunity/feed/ 0